Republicans are eager to see Lara Trump enter the North Carolina Senate race, with many seeing her as their best opportunity to keep the seat after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced he ...

We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley said that he and the “entire Republican universe” would back Lara ...

A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on ...

There’s also the discouraging history of Democrats and Senate races. The last Democrat to win was Kay Hagan in 2008. And ...

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, is the leading potential candidate to run for Senate from North ...

Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection is jolting what was already expected to be a fierce battle for his seat, ...

Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-N.C.) decision to not seek reelection to another term has scrambled the field for what will be one of ...

All eyes are on Lara Trump in North Carolina, while potential candidates in other Senate battlegrounds are looking to make ...

Tillis’ withdrawal from the 2026 race came as he made clear his opposition to Trump’s flagship bill, the “One Big, Beautiful ...

Thom Tillis' surprise retirement could benefit Democrats in the race for his North Carolina Senate seat. Jessica Taylor, ...